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Martínez Báez A, Ayala G, Pedroza-Saavedra A, González-Sánchez HM, Chihu Amparan L. Phosphorylation Codes in IRS-1 and IRS-2 Are Associated with the Activation/Inhibition of Insulin Canonical Signaling Pathways. Curr Issues Mol Biol 2024; 46:634-649. [PMID: 38248343 PMCID: PMC10814773 DOI: 10.3390/cimb46010041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2023] [Revised: 12/23/2023] [Accepted: 12/28/2023] [Indexed: 01/23/2024] Open
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Insulin receptor substrates 1 and 2 (IRS-1 and IRS-2) are signaling adaptor proteins that participate in canonical pathways, where insulin cascade activation occurs, as well as in non-canonical pathways, in which phosphorylation of substrates is carried out by a diverse array of receptors including integrins, cytokines, steroid hormones, and others. IRS proteins are subject to a spectrum of post-translational modifications essential for their activation, encompassing phosphorylation events in distinct tyrosine, serine, and threonine residues. Tyrosine residue phosphorylation is intricately linked to the activation of the insulin receptor cascade and its interaction with SH2 domains within a spectrum of proteins, including PI3K. Conversely, serine residue phosphorylation assumes a different function, serving to attenuate the effects of insulin. In this review, we have identified over 50 serine residues within IRS-1 that have been reported to undergo phosphorylation orchestrated by a spectrum of kinases, thereby engendering the activation or inhibition of different signaling pathways. Furthermore, we delineate the phosphorylation of over 10 distinct tyrosine residues at IRS-1 or IRS-2 in response to insulin, a process essential for signal transduction and the subsequent activation of PI3K.
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- Anabel Martínez Báez
- Infection Disease Research Center, National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca 62100, Mexico; (A.M.B.); (G.A.); (A.P.-S.)
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- Infection Disease Research Center, National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca 62100, Mexico; (A.M.B.); (G.A.); (A.P.-S.)
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- Infection Disease Research Center, National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca 62100, Mexico; (A.M.B.); (G.A.); (A.P.-S.)
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- CONAHCYT—Infection Disease Research Center, National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca 62100, Mexico;
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- Infection Disease Research Center, National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca 62100, Mexico; (A.M.B.); (G.A.); (A.P.-S.)
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Kaewlert W, Sakonsinsiri C, Lert-itthiporn W, Ungarreevittaya P, Pairojkul C, Pinlaor S, Murata M, Thanan R. Overexpression of Insulin Receptor Substrate 1 (IRS1) Relates to Poor Prognosis and Promotes Proliferation, Stemness, Migration, and Oxidative Stress Resistance in Cholangiocarcinoma. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24032428. [PMID: 36768755 PMCID: PMC9916965 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24032428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2022] [Revised: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is one of the oxidative stress-driven carcinogenesis through chronic inflammation. Insulin receptor substrate 1 (IRS1), an adaptor protein of insulin signaling pathways, is associated with the progression of many inflammation-related cancers. This study hypothesized that oxidative stress regulates IRS1 expression and that up-regulation of IRS1 induces CCA progression. The localizations of IRS1 and an oxidative stress marker (8-oxodG) were detected in CCA tissues using immunohistochemistry (IHC). The presence of IRS1 in CCA tissues was confirmed using immortal cholangiocyte cells (MMNK1), a long-term oxidative-stress-induced cell line (ox-MMNK1-L), and five CCA cell lines as cell culture models. IRS1 was overexpressed in tumor cells and this was associated with a shorter patient survival time and an increase in 8-oxodG. IRS1 expression was higher in ox-MMNK1-L cells than in MMNK1 cells. Knockdown of IRS1 by siRNA in two CCA cell lines led to inhibition of proliferation, cell cycle progression, migration, invasion, stemness, and oxidative stress resistance properties. Moreover, a transcriptomics study demonstrated that suppressing IRS1 in the KKU-213B CCA cell line reduced the expression levels of several genes and pathways involved in the cellular functions. The findings indicate that IRS1 is a key molecule in the connection between oxidative stress and CCA progression. Therefore, IRS1 and its related genes can be used as prognostic markers and therapeutic targets for CCA therapy.
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- Waleeporn Kaewlert
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
- Cholangiocarcinoma Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
- Cholangiocarcinoma Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
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- Cholangiocarcinoma Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
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- Cholangiocarcinoma Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
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- Cholangiocarcinoma Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
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- Department of Environmental and Molecular Medicine, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Mie 514-8507, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
- Cholangiocarcinoma Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +66-43-363-265
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Kim JH, Cha HN, Kim YW, Park SY. Peroxiredoxin 2 deficiency does not affect insulin resistance and oxidative stress in high-fat diet-fed obese mice. Arch Physiol Biochem 2022; 128:859-868. [PMID: 32141337 DOI: 10.1080/13813455.2020.1733026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To examine if peroxiredoxin 2 (Prx2) deficiency aggravates high-fat diet-induced insulin resistance. MATERIAL AND METHODS Insulin sensitivity was measured in Prx2 knockout (KO) and wild-type (WT) littermates using the hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp. RESULTS Whole body glucose turnover, glucose uptake, and levels of glucose transporter 4 (Glut4) protein in the skeletal muscle were found to be lower. This was followed by increased expression of oxidative stress markers in Prx2 KO mice than that in WT mice in the control diet group. Although, a 12-week high-fat diet induced insulin resistance and enhanced oxidative stress in both genotypes, there was no difference between WT and Prx2 KO mice with respect to insulin sensitivity and the level of oxidative stress markers. Accordingly, the levels of phosphorylated Akt and Glut4 were similar between the two genotypes. CONCLUSION These results suggest that Prx2 does not affect high-fat diet-induced oxidative stress and insulin resistance in mice.
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- Jae-Ho Kim
- Department of Urology, Soon Chun Hyung University Hospital, Gumi, Korea
- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea
- Smart-aging Convergence Research Center, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea
- Smart-aging Convergence Research Center, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea
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Kovačević S, Brkljačić J, Vojnović Milutinović D, Gligorovska L, Bursać B, Elaković I, Djordjevic A. Fructose Induces Visceral Adipose Tissue Inflammation and Insulin Resistance Even Without Development of Obesity in Adult Female but Not in Male Rats. Front Nutr 2021; 8:749328. [PMID: 34869524 PMCID: PMC8632624 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2021.749328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Accepted: 10/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Introduction: Obesity and related metabolic disturbances are frequently related to modern lifestyle and are characterized by excessive fructose intake. Visceral adipose tissue (VAT) inflammation has a central role in the development of insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes (T2D), and metabolic syndrome. Since sex-related differences in susceptibility and progression of metabolic disorders are not yet fully understood, our aim was to examine inflammation and insulin signaling in VAT of fructose-fed female and male adult rats. Methods: We analyzed effects of 9-week 10% fructose-enriched diet on energy intake, VAT mass and histology, and systemic insulin sensitivity. VAT insulin signaling and markers of VAT inflammation, and antioxidative defense status were also evaluated. Results: The fructose diet had no effect on VAT mass and systemic insulin signaling in the female and male rats, while it raised plasma uric acid, increased PPARγ level in the VAT, and initiated the development of a distinctive population of small adipocytes in the females. Also, adipose tissue insulin resistance, evidenced by increased PTP1B and insulin receptor substrate 1 (IRS1) inhibitory phosphorylation and decreased Akt activity, was detected. In addition, fructose stimulated the nuclear accumulation of NFκB, increased expression of proinflammatory cytokines (IL-1β, IL-6, and TNFα), and protein level of macrophage marker F4/80, superoxide dismutase 1, and glutathione reductase. In contrast to the females, the fructose diet had no effect on plasma uric acid and VAT inflammation in the male rats, but less prominent alterations in VAT insulin signaling were observed. Conclusion: Even though dietary fructose did not elicit changes in energy intake and led to obesity in the females, it initiated the proliferation of small-sized adipocytes capable of storing fats further. In contrast to the males, this state of VAT was accompanied with enhanced inflammation, which most likely contributed to the development of insulin resistance. The observed distinction could possibly originate from sex-related differences in uric acid metabolism. Our results suggest that VAT inflammation could precede obesity and start even before the measurable increase in VAT mass, making it a silent risk factor for the development of T2D. Our results emphasize that adipose tissue dysfunction, rather than its simple enlargement, could significantly contribute to the onset and development of obesity and related metabolic disorders.
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- Sanja Kovačević
- Department of Biochemistry, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković"-National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković"-National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković"-National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković"-National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković"-National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković"-National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković"-National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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Differential and Synergistic Effects of Low Birth Weight and Western Diet on Skeletal Muscle Vasculature, Mitochondrial Lipid Metabolism and Insulin Signaling in Male Guinea Pigs. Nutrients 2021; 13:nu13124315. [PMID: 34959870 PMCID: PMC8704817 DOI: 10.3390/nu13124315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2021] [Revised: 11/24/2021] [Accepted: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Low birth weight (LBW) offspring are at increased risk for developing insulin resistance, a key precursor in metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Altered skeletal muscle vasculature, extracellular matrix, amino acid and mitochondrial lipid metabolism, and insulin signaling are implicated in this pathogenesis. Using uteroplacental insufficiency (UPI) to induce intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) and LBW in the guinea pig, we investigated the relationship between UPI-induced IUGR/LBW and later life skeletal muscle arteriole density, fibrosis, amino acid and mitochondrial lipid metabolism, markers of insulin signaling and glucose uptake, and how a postnatal high-fat, high-sugar “Western” diet (WD) modulates these changes. Muscle of 145-day-old male LBW glucose-tolerant offspring displayed diminished vessel density and altered acylcarnitine levels. Disrupted muscle insulin signaling despite maintained whole-body glucose homeostasis also occurred in both LBW and WD-fed male “lean” offspring. Additionally, postnatal WD unmasked LBW-induced impairment of mitochondrial lipid metabolism, as reflected by increased acylcarnitine accumulation. This study provides evidence that early markers of skeletal muscle metabolic dysfunction appear to be influenced by the in utero environment and interact with a high-fat/high-sugar postnatal environment to exacerbate altered mitochondrial lipid metabolism, promoting mitochondrial overload.
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Apostolopoulou M, Mastrototaro L, Hartwig S, Pesta D, Straßburger K, de Filippo E, Jelenik T, Karusheva Y, Gancheva S, Markgraf D, Herder C, Nair KS, Reichert AS, Lehr S, Müssig K, Al-Hasani H, Szendroedi J, Roden M. Metabolic responsiveness to training depends on insulin sensitivity and protein content of exosomes in insulin-resistant males. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2021; 7:eabi9551. [PMID: 34623918 PMCID: PMC8500512 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abi9551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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High-intensity interval training (HIIT) improves cardiorespiratory fitness (VO2max), but its impact on metabolism remains unclear. We hypothesized that 12-week HIIT increases insulin sensitivity in males with or without type 2 diabetes [T2D and NDM (nondiabetic humans)]. However, despite identically higher VO2max, mainly insulin-resistant (IR) persons (T2D and IR NDM) showed distinct alterations of circulating small extracellular vesicles (SEVs) along with lower inhibitory metabolic (protein kinase Cε activity) or inflammatory (nuclear factor κB) signaling in muscle of T2D or IR NDM, respectively. This is related to the specific alterations in SEV proteome reflecting down-regulation of the phospholipase C pathway (T2D) and up-regulated antioxidant capacity (IR NDM). Thus, SEV cargo may contribute to modulating the individual metabolic responsiveness to exercise training in humans.
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- Maria Apostolopoulou
- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Medical Faculty and University Hospital, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Institute for Clinical Diabetology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
- German Center for Diabetes Research, Partner Düsseldorf, München-Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute for Clinical Diabetology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
- German Center for Diabetes Research, Partner Düsseldorf, München-Neuherberg, Germany
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- German Center for Diabetes Research, Partner Düsseldorf, München-Neuherberg, Germany
- Institute for Clinical Biochemistry and Pathobiochemistry German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute for Clinical Diabetology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
- German Center for Diabetes Research, Partner Düsseldorf, München-Neuherberg, Germany
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- German Center for Diabetes Research, Partner Düsseldorf, München-Neuherberg, Germany
- Institute for Biometrics and Epidemiology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute for Clinical Diabetology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
- German Center for Diabetes Research, Partner Düsseldorf, München-Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute for Clinical Diabetology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
- German Center for Diabetes Research, Partner Düsseldorf, München-Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute for Clinical Diabetology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
- German Center for Diabetes Research, Partner Düsseldorf, München-Neuherberg, Germany
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Medical Faculty and University Hospital, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Institute for Clinical Diabetology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
- German Center for Diabetes Research, Partner Düsseldorf, München-Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute for Clinical Diabetology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
- German Center for Diabetes Research, Partner Düsseldorf, München-Neuherberg, Germany
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Medical Faculty and University Hospital, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Institute for Clinical Diabetology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
- German Center for Diabetes Research, Partner Düsseldorf, München-Neuherberg, Germany
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- German Center for Diabetes Research, Partner Düsseldorf, München-Neuherberg, Germany
- Institute for Clinical Biochemistry and Pathobiochemistry German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Medical Faculty and University Hospital, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Institute for Clinical Diabetology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
- German Center for Diabetes Research, Partner Düsseldorf, München-Neuherberg, Germany
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- German Center for Diabetes Research, Partner Düsseldorf, München-Neuherberg, Germany
- Institute for Clinical Biochemistry and Pathobiochemistry German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Medical Faculty and University Hospital, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Institute for Clinical Diabetology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
- German Center for Diabetes Research, Partner Düsseldorf, München-Neuherberg, Germany
- Department of Internal Medicine, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Medical Faculty and University Hospital, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Institute for Clinical Diabetology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
- German Center for Diabetes Research, Partner Düsseldorf, München-Neuherberg, Germany
- Corresponding author.
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Sun J, Lu H, Liang W, Zhao G, Ren L, Hu D, Chang Z, Liu Y, Garcia-Barrio MT, Zhang J, Chen YE, Fan Y. Endothelial TFEB (Transcription Factor EB) Improves Glucose Tolerance via Upregulation of IRS (Insulin Receptor Substrate) 1 and IRS2. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2021; 41:783-795. [PMID: 33297755 PMCID: PMC8105265 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.120.315310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Vascular endothelial cells (ECs) play a critical role in maintaining vascular homeostasis. Aberrant EC metabolism leads to vascular dysfunction and metabolic diseases. TFEB (transcription factor EB), a master regulator of lysosome biogenesis and autophagy, has protective effects on vascular inflammation and atherosclerosis. However, the role of endothelial TFEB in metabolism remains to be explored. In this study, we sought to investigate the role of endothelial TFEB in glucose metabolism and underlying molecular mechanisms. Approach and Results: To determine whether endothelial TFEB is critical for glucose metabolism in vivo, we utilized EC-selective TFEB knockout and EC-selective TFEB transgenic mice fed a high-fat diet. EC-selective TFEB knockout mice exhibited significantly impaired glucose tolerance compared with control mice. Consistently, EC-selective TFEB transgenic mice showed improved glucose tolerance. In primary human ECs, small interfering RNA-mediated TFEB knockdown blunts Akt (AKT serine/threonine kinase) signaling. Adenovirus-mediated overexpression of TFEB consistently activates Akt and significantly increases glucose uptake in ECs. Mechanistically, TFEB upregulates IRS1 and IRS2 (insulin receptor substrate 1 and 2). TFEB increases IRS2 transcription measured by reporter gene and chromatin immunoprecipitation assays. Furthermore, we found that TFEB increases IRS1 protein via downregulation of microRNAs (miR-335, miR-495, and miR-548o). In vivo, Akt signaling in the skeletal muscle and adipose tissue was significantly impaired in EC-selective TFEB knockout mice and consistently improved in EC-selective TFEB transgenic mice on high-fat diet. CONCLUSIONS Our data revealed a critical role of TFEB in endothelial metabolism and suggest that TFEB constitutes a potential molecular target for the treatment of vascular and metabolic diseases.
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- Jinjian Sun
- Frankel Cardiovascular Center, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China
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- Frankel Cardiovascular Center, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Frankel Cardiovascular Center, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Frankel Cardiovascular Center, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA
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- Frankel Cardiovascular Center, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China
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- Frankel Cardiovascular Center, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China
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- Frankel Cardiovascular Center, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China
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- Frankel Cardiovascular Center, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Frankel Cardiovascular Center, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Frankel Cardiovascular Center, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Frankel Cardiovascular Center, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- Department of Cancer Biology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Health and Disease, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA
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Xia T, Duan W, Zhang Z, Fang B, Zhang B, Xu B, de la Cruz CBV, El-Seedi H, Simal-Gandara J, Wang S, Wang M, Xiao J. Polyphenol-rich extract of Zhenjiang aromatic vinegar ameliorates high glucose-induced insulin resistance by regulating JNK-IRS-1 and PI3K/Akt signaling pathways. Food Chem 2020; 335:127513. [PMID: 32745838 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.127513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2019] [Revised: 06/21/2020] [Accepted: 07/04/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Zhenjiang aromatic vinegar is a famous traditional fermented cooking ingredient in China, with multiple nutritional and medicinal applications. Zhenjiang aromatic vinegar extract (100-400 μg/mL) is rich in polyphenols increased the glucose uptake and glucose consumption in high glucose-induced insulin resistant HepG2 (IR-HepG2) cells. Zhenjiang aromatic vinegar extract enhanced glycogen synthesis and attenuated gluconeogenesis by regulating key enzymes in IR-HepG2 cells. In addition, Zhenjiang aromatic vinegar extract ameliorated high glucose-induced IR by inhibiting phosphorylated insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1) expression and activating phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (Akt) pathway in IR-HepG2 cells. Moreover, Zhenjiang aromatic vinegar extract reduced reactive oxygen species generation and phosphorylated c-Jun NH2 terminal kinase (JNK) expression in IR-HepG2 cells. The attenuation of the high glucose is owned to the PI3K/Akt pathway activation, glycogen synthesis induction and gluconeogenesis suppression in IR-HepG2 cells.
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- Ting Xia
- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China
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- Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Centro Latinoamericano de Enseñanza e Investigación en Bacteriología Alimentaria (CLEIBA), National University of San Marcos, Lima, Peru.
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Uppsala University, Biomedical Centre, Box 574, SE-75 123 Uppsala, Sweden; International Research Center for Food Nutrition and Safety, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China.
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- Nutrition and Bromatology Group, Analytical and Food Chemistry Department, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Vigo, Ourense Campus, E-32004 Ourense, Spain.
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- College of Biological Science and Technology, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 355300, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China.
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- Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China; International Research Centre for Food Nutrition and Safety, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China.
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Shrestha S, Kumar Singh V, Kumar Sarkar S, Shanmugasundaram B, Jeevaratnam K, Chandra Koner B. Effect of sub-toxic exposure to Malathion on glucose uptake and insulin signaling in L6 myoblast derived myotubes. Drug Chem Toxicol 2018; 43:663-670. [PMID: 30486685 DOI: 10.1080/01480545.2018.1531881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Biochemical basis of Malathion exposure-induced diabetes mellitus is not known. Hence, effects of its sub-toxic exposure on redox sensitive kinases (RSKs), insulin signaling and insulin-induced glucose uptake were assessed in rat muscle cell line. In this in vitro study, rat myoblast (L6) cells were differentiated to myotubes and were exposed to sub-toxic concentrations (10 mg/l and 20 mg/l) of Malathion for 18 hours. Total antioxidant level and insulin-stimulated glucose uptake by myotubes were assayed. Activation of JNK, NFκB, p38MAPK and insulin signaling from tyrosine phosphorylation of insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1) and serine phosphorylation of Akt were assessed in myotubes after Malathion exposure by western blot and was compared with those in controls. Paraoxonase (PON) activity was measured in cell lysate using p-nitrophenyl acetate as substrate. PON1 and PON2 expression in myotubes were assessed by PCR. The glucose uptake and total antioxidant level in L6-derived myotubes after sub-toxic exposure to Malathion were decreased in a dose-dependent manner. Phosphorylation levels of RSKs (JNK, p38MAPK and IκBα component of NFκB) were increased and that of IRS-1 and Akt on insulin stimulation was decreased following Malathion exposure as compared to those in controls. PON1 and PON2 genes were expressed in myotubes with and without Malathion exposure. Significant PON activity was present in cell lysate. We conclude that sub-toxic Malathion exposure induces oxidative stress in muscle cells activating RSKs that impairs insulin signaling and thereby insulin-stimulated glucose uptake in muscle cells. This probably explains the biochemical basis of Malathion-induced insulin resistance state and diabetes mellitus.
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- Shrijana Shrestha
- Department of Biochemistry, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India
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Fazakerley DJ, Minard AY, Krycer JR, Thomas KC, Stöckli J, Harney DJ, Burchfield JG, Maghzal GJ, Caldwell ST, Hartley RC, Stocker R, Murphy MP, James DE. Mitochondrial oxidative stress causes insulin resistance without disrupting oxidative phosphorylation. J Biol Chem 2018; 293:7315-7328. [PMID: 29599292 PMCID: PMC5950018 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra117.001254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2017] [Revised: 03/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Mitochondrial oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, or both have been implicated in insulin resistance. However, disentangling the individual roles of these processes in insulin resistance has been difficult because they often occur in tandem, and tools that selectively increase oxidant production without impairing mitochondrial respiration have been lacking. Using the dimer/monomer status of peroxiredoxin isoforms as an indicator of compartmental hydrogen peroxide burden, we provide evidence that oxidative stress is localized to mitochondria in insulin-resistant 3T3-L1 adipocytes and adipose tissue from mice. To dissociate oxidative stress from impaired oxidative phosphorylation and study whether mitochondrial oxidative stress per se can cause insulin resistance, we used mitochondria-targeted paraquat (MitoPQ) to generate superoxide within mitochondria without directly disrupting the respiratory chain. At ≤10 μm, MitoPQ specifically increased mitochondrial superoxide and hydrogen peroxide without altering mitochondrial respiration in intact cells. Under these conditions, MitoPQ impaired insulin-stimulated glucose uptake and glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4) translocation to the plasma membrane in both adipocytes and myotubes. MitoPQ recapitulated many features of insulin resistance found in other experimental models, including increased oxidants in mitochondria but not cytosol; a more profound effect on glucose transport than on other insulin-regulated processes, such as protein synthesis and lipolysis; an absence of overt defects in insulin signaling; and defective insulin- but not AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK)-regulated GLUT4 translocation. We conclude that elevated mitochondrial oxidants rapidly impair insulin-regulated GLUT4 translocation and significantly contribute to insulin resistance and that MitoPQ is an ideal tool for studying the link between mitochondrial oxidative stress and regulated GLUT4 trafficking.
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- Daniel J Fazakerley
- Charles Perkins Centre, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Camperdown, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- Charles Perkins Centre, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Camperdown, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- Charles Perkins Centre, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Camperdown, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- Charles Perkins Centre, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Camperdown, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- Charles Perkins Centre, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Camperdown, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- Charles Perkins Centre, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Camperdown, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- Charles Perkins Centre, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Camperdown, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- Vascular Biology Division, Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Darlinghurst, New South Wales 2010, Australia; St. Vincent's Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Vascular Biology Division, Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Darlinghurst, New South Wales 2010, Australia; St. Vincent's Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Hills Road, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0XY, United Kingdom
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- Charles Perkins Centre, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Camperdown, New South Wales 2006, Australia; Charles Perkins Centre, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales 2006, Australia.
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Do flavanols-rich natural products relieve obesity-related insulin resistance? Food Chem Toxicol 2017; 112:157-167. [PMID: 29288757 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2017.12.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2017] [Revised: 12/22/2017] [Accepted: 12/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Growing evidence support that insulin resistance may occur as a severe problem due to chronic energetic overfeeding and subsequent obesity. When an abundance of glucose and saturated fat enter the cell, impaired blood flow, hypoxia, inflammation and macrophage infiltration in obese adipose tissue may induce oxidative stress and insulin resistance. Excessive circulating saturated fatty acids ectopically accumulate in insulin-sensitive tissues and impair insulin action. In this context, excessive hepatic lipid accumulation may play a central, pathogenic role in insulin resistance. It is thought that dietary polyphenols may ameliorate obesity-related insulin resistance by attenuating inflammatory responses and oxidative stress. The most often occurring natural polyphenolic compounds are flavonoids. In this review, the possible mechanistic effect of flavonoid-rich natural products on insulin resistance-related metabolic pathways is discussed. Polyphenol intake can prevent high-fat-diet-induced insulin resistance via cell surface G protein-coupled estrogen receptors by upregulating the expression of related genes, and their pathways, which are responsible for the insulin sensitivity.
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Burcelin R. [Gut microbiota and immune crosstalk in metabolic disease]. Biol Aujourdhui 2017; 211:1-18. [PMID: 28682223 DOI: 10.1051/jbio/2017008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2017] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The aim of the review is to discuss about the role played by the defence crosstalk between the gut microbiota and the intestinal immune system, in the development of metabolic disease focusing on obesity and diabetes. Starting from physiological and pathological stand points and based on the latest published data, this review is addressing how the concept of the hologenome theory of evolution can drive the fate of metabolic disease. The notion of "metabolic infection" to explain the "metabolic inflammation" is discussed. This imply comments about the process of bacterial translocation and impaired intestinal immune defense against commensals. Eventually this review sets the soil for personalized medicine. The monthly increase in the number of publications on the gut microbiota to intestinal immune defense and the control of metabolism demonstrate the importance of this field of investigation. The notion of commensal as "self or non-self" has to be reevaluated in the light of the current data. Furthermore, data demonstrate the major role played by short chain fatty acids, secondary bile acids, LPS, peptidoglycans, indole derivatives, and other bacteria-related molecules on the shaping of cells involved in the intestinal protection against commensals is now becoming a central player in the incidence of metabolic diseases. The literature demonstrates that the onset of metabolic diseases and some specific co-morbidities can be explained by a gut microbiota to intestinal immune system crosstalk. Therefore, one should now consider this avenue of investigation as a putative source of biomarkers and therapeutic targets to personalize the treatment of metabolic disease and its co-morbidities. Gut microbiota is considered as a major regulator of metabolic disease. This reconciles the notion of metabolic inflammation and the epidemic development of the disease. In addition to evidence showing that a specific gut microbiota characterizes patients with obesity, type 2 diabetes, and hepatic steatosis, the mechanisms causal to the disease could be related to the translocation of microbiota from the gut to the tissues, which induces inflammation. The mechanisms regulating such a process are based on the crosstalk between the gut microbiota and the host immune system. The hologenome theory of evolution supports this concept and implies that therapeutic strategies aiming to control glycemia should take into account both the gut microbiota and the host immune system. This review discusses the latest evidence regarding the bidirectional impact of the gut microbiota on host immune system crosstalk for the control of metabolic disease, hyperglycemia, and obesity. To avoid redundancies with the literature, we will focus our attention on the intestinal immune system, identifying evidence for the generation of novel therapeutic strategies, which could be based on the control of the translocation of gut bacteria to tissues. Such novel strategies should hamper the role played by gut microbiota dysbiosis on the development of metabolic inflammation. Recent evidence in rodents allows us to conclude that an impaired intestinal immune system characterizes and could be causal in the development of metabolic disease. The fine understanding of the molecular mechanisms should allow for the development of a first line of treatment for metabolic disease and its co-morbidities.
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- Rémy Burcelin
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), 31024 Toulouse, France - Université Paul Sabatier (UPS), Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) 1048, Hôpital Rangueil, 31400 Toulouse, France - Institut des Maladies Métaboliques et Cardiovasculaires (I2MC), 31432 Toulouse Cedex 4, France
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Ma Z, Chu L, Liu H, Wang W, Li J, Yao W, Yi J, Gao Y. Beneficial effects of paeoniflorin on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease induced by high-fat diet in rats. Sci Rep 2017; 7:44819. [PMID: 28300221 PMCID: PMC5353673 DOI: 10.1038/srep44819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2016] [Accepted: 02/15/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most prevalent form of chronic liver diseases. This study sought to evaluate the insulin-sensitizing effect of paeoniflorin (PF) on high-fat diet-induced NAFLD and possible molecular mechanisms. Male Sprague Dawley rats were fed a high-fat diet (HFD) for 10 weeks to establish the NAFLD model, and PF (20 mg/kg/d) was gavaged to the NAFLD rats for another four weeks. Our results demonstrated that HFD resulted in hepatocellular ballooning, micro-/macrovesicular steatosis, and oxidative stress in the liver, accompanied by increased serum total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), free fatty acid (FFA), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels and homeostasis model of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) index. PF treatment improved the biochemical and histopathological changes in NAFLD rats. Moreover, we also found that PF could inhibit lipid ectopic deposition via regulating lipid metabolism (inhibiting lipid synthesis of cholesterol and de novo pathway), and exert insulin sensitizing effect by regulating the insulin signaling pathway IRS/Akt/GSK3β and anti-oxidation. The study findings suggest that PF has therapeutic potential against NAFLD and that it acts through multiple signaling pathways.
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- Zhihong Ma
- Yichun University, Key Laboratory for Research on Active Ingredients in Natural Medicine of Jiangxi Province, Yichun, 336000, China.,Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Department of Immunology and Pathobiology, Shijiazhuang, 050200, China
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- Hebei Medical University, Department of Pharmacology, Shijiazhuang, 050017, China
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- Hebei General Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases, Shijiazhuang, 050051, China
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- The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Department of Surgery, Shijiazhuang, 050000, China
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- Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Department of Physiology, Shijiazhuang, 050200, China
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- Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Department of Immunology and Pathobiology, Shijiazhuang, 050200, China
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- Yichun University, Key Laboratory for Research on Active Ingredients in Natural Medicine of Jiangxi Province, Yichun, 336000, China
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- Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing, 100850, China
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Lee GH, Oh KJ, Kim HR, Han HS, Lee HY, Park KG, Nam KH, Koo SH, Chae HJ. Effect of BI-1 on insulin resistance through regulation of CYP2E1. Sci Rep 2016; 6:32229. [PMID: 27576594 PMCID: PMC5006057 DOI: 10.1038/srep32229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2015] [Accepted: 08/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Diet-induced obesity is a major contributing factor to the progression of hepatic insulin resistance. Increased free fatty acids in liver enhances endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), both are directly responsible for dysregulation of hepatic insulin signaling. BI-1, a recently studied ER stress regulator, was examined to investigate its association with ER stress and ROS in insulin resistance models. To induce obesity and insulin resistance, BI-1 wild type and BI-1 knock-out mice were fed a high-fat diet for 8 weeks. The BI-1 knock-out mice had hyperglycemia, was associated with impaired glucose and insulin tolerance under high-fat diet conditions. Increased activity of NADPH-dependent CYP reductase-associated cytochrome p450 2E1 (CYP2E1) and exacerbation of ER stress in the livers of BI-1 knock-out mice was also observed. Conversely, stable expression of BI-1 in HepG2 hepatocytes was shown to reduce palmitate-induced ER stress and CYP2E1-dependent ROS production, resulting in the preservation of intact insulin signaling. Stable expression of CYP2E1 led to increased ROS production and dysregulation of insulin signaling in hepatic cells, mimicking palmitate-mediated hepatic insulin resistance. We propose that BI-1 protects against obesity-induced hepatic insulin resistance by regulating CYP2E1 activity and ROS production.
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- Geum-Hwa Lee
- Department of Pharmacology and New Drug Development Institute, Medical School, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, 561-181, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Life Sciences, Korea University, 145 Anam-Ro, Seongbuk-Gu, Seoul, 136-713, Republic of Korea.,Metabolic Regulation Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Daejeon, 305-806, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Dental Pharmacology and Wonkwang Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Wonkwang University, Iksan, 570-749, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Life Sciences, Korea University, 145 Anam-Ro, Seongbuk-Gu, Seoul, 136-713, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology and New Drug Development Institute, Medical School, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, 561-181, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, 700-721, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory Animal Resource Center, KRIBB, Ochang-eup, 363-883, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Life Sciences, Korea University, 145 Anam-Ro, Seongbuk-Gu, Seoul, 136-713, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology and New Drug Development Institute, Medical School, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, 561-181, Republic of Korea
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Burcelin R. Gut microbiota and immune crosstalk in metabolic disease. Mol Metab 2016; 5:771-81. [PMID: 27617200 PMCID: PMC5004167 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2016.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2016] [Revised: 05/24/2016] [Accepted: 05/31/2016] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Background Gut microbiota is considered as a major regulator of metabolic disease. This reconciles the notion of metabolic inflammation and the epidemic development of the disease. In addition to evidence showing that a specific gut microbiota characterizes patients with obesity, type 2 diabetes, and hepatic steatosis, the mechanisms causal to the disease could be related to the translocation of microbiota from the gut to the tissues, inducing inflammation. The mechanisms regulating such a process are based on the crosstalk between the gut microbiota and the host immune system. The hologenome theory of evolution supports this concept and implies that therapeutic strategies aiming to control glycemia should take into account both the gut microbiota and the host immune system. Scope of review This review discusses the latest evidence regarding the bidirectional impact of the gut microbiota on host immune system crosstalk for the control of metabolic disease, hyperglycemia, and obesity. To avoid redundancies with the literature, we will focus our attention on the intestinal immune system, identifying evidence for the generation of novel therapeutic strategies, which could be based on the control of the translocation of gut bacteria to tissues. Such novel strategies should hamper the role played by gut microbiota dysbiosis on the development of metabolic inflammation. Major conclusions Recent evidence in rodents allows us to conclude that an impaired intestinal immune system characterizes and could be causal in the development of metabolic disease. The fine understanding of the molecular mechanisms should allow for the development of a first line of treatment for metabolic disease and its co-morbidities. This article is part of a special issue on microbiota.
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- Rémy Burcelin
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Toulouse, France
- Université Paul Sabatier (UPS), Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) 1048, Institut des Maladies Métaboliques et Cardiovasculaires (I2MC), F-31432 Toulouse Cedex 4, France
- Inserm 1048, Hôpital Rangueil, 31400 Toulouse, France. Tel.: +33 561 32 56 14; fax: +33 561 32 56 21.Inserm 1048Hôpital RangueilToulouse31400France
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Villagarcía HG, Sabugo V, Castro MC, Schinella G, Castrogiovanni D, Spinedi E, Massa ML, Francini F. Chronic Glucocorticoid-Rich Milieu and Liver Dysfunction. Int J Endocrinol 2016; 2016:7838290. [PMID: 27597864 PMCID: PMC4997070 DOI: 10.1155/2016/7838290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2016] [Revised: 06/30/2016] [Accepted: 07/12/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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We investigated the impact of chronic hypercorticosteronemia (due to neonatal monosodium L-glutamate, MSG, and treatment) on liver oxidative stress (OS), inflammation, and carbohydrate/lipid metabolism in adult male rats. We evaluated the peripheral concentrations of several metabolic and OS markers and insulin resistance indexes. In liver we assessed (a) OS (GSH and protein carbonyl groups) and inflammatory (IL-1b, TNFa, and PAI-1) biomarkers and (b) carbohydrate and lipid metabolisms. MSG rats displayed degenerated optic nerves, hypophagia, low body and liver weights, and enlarged adipose tissue mass; higher peripheral levels of glucose, triglycerides, insulin, uric acid, leptin, corticosterone, transaminases and TBARS, and peripheral and liver insulin resistance; elevated liver OS, inflammation markers, and glucokinase (mRNA/activity) and fructokinase (mRNA). Additionally, MSG liver phosphofructokinase-2, glucose-6-phosphatase (mRNA and activity) and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, Chrebp, Srebp1c, fatty acid synthase, and glycerol-3-phosphate (mRNAs) were increased. In conclusion adult MSG rats developed an insulin-resistant state and increased OS and serious hepatic dysfunction characterized by inflammation and metabolic signs suggesting increased lipogenesis. These features, shared by both metabolic and Cushing's syndrome human phenotypes, support that a chronic glucocorticoid-rich endogenous environment mainly impacts on hepatic glucose cycle, displacing local metabolism to lipogenesis. Whether correcting the glucocorticoid-rich environment ameliorates such dysfunctions requires further investigation.
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- Centro de Endocrinología Experimental y Aplicada (CENEXA), UNLP-CONICET-FCM, 1900 La Plata, Argentina
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- Centro de Endocrinología Experimental y Aplicada (CENEXA), UNLP-CONICET-FCM, 1900 La Plata, Argentina
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- Cátedra de Farmacología Básica, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, UNLP and CICPBA, 1900 La Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Celular (IMBICE), CONICET-CICPBA-UNLP, 1900 La Plata, Argentina
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- Centro de Endocrinología Experimental y Aplicada (CENEXA), UNLP-CONICET-FCM, 1900 La Plata, Argentina
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- Centro de Endocrinología Experimental y Aplicada (CENEXA), UNLP-CONICET-FCM, 1900 La Plata, Argentina
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- Centro de Endocrinología Experimental y Aplicada (CENEXA), UNLP-CONICET-FCM, 1900 La Plata, Argentina
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Rovira-Llopis S, Hernández-Mijares A, Rocha M, Victor VM. The role of reactive oxygen species in obesity therapeutics. Expert Rev Endocrinol Metab 2014; 9:629-639. [PMID: 30736200 DOI: 10.1586/17446651.2014.949242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Obesity is a major risk factor for multiple severe health conditions, including cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and cancer. It is often related to an increased risk of morbidity and mortality and, as it can be accompanied by non-fatal health problems, quality of life is seriously reduced due to related conditions including hypertension, sleep apnea, osteoarthritis, respiratory problems and infertility. Evidence suggests that oxidative stress is related to obesity and its complications. In obese patients, there is an increase in levels of reactive oxygen species and nitrogen species and antioxidant defenses are undermined in comparison to normal-weight counterparts. In addition, these parameters inversely correlate with central adiposity. In this review, the authors discuss current concepts concerning the relationship between obesity and oxidative stress and mitochondrial impairment. Potential interventions to improve redox balance are also explored.
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- Susana Rovira-Llopis
- a Foundation for the Promotion of Healthcare and Biomedical Research in the Valencian Community (FISABIO), University Hospital Doctor Peset, Avda Gaspar Aguilar 90, 46017, Valencia, Spain
- b Service of Endocrinology, University Hospital Doctor Peset, Valencia, Spain
- c Fundacion para la Investigación INCLIVA, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- a Foundation for the Promotion of Healthcare and Biomedical Research in the Valencian Community (FISABIO), University Hospital Doctor Peset, Avda Gaspar Aguilar 90, 46017, Valencia, Spain
- b Service of Endocrinology, University Hospital Doctor Peset, Valencia, Spain
- c Fundacion para la Investigación INCLIVA, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
- d Department of Medicine, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- a Foundation for the Promotion of Healthcare and Biomedical Research in the Valencian Community (FISABIO), University Hospital Doctor Peset, Avda Gaspar Aguilar 90, 46017, Valencia, Spain
- b Service of Endocrinology, University Hospital Doctor Peset, Valencia, Spain
- c Fundacion para la Investigación INCLIVA, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- a Foundation for the Promotion of Healthcare and Biomedical Research in the Valencian Community (FISABIO), University Hospital Doctor Peset, Avda Gaspar Aguilar 90, 46017, Valencia, Spain
- b Service of Endocrinology, University Hospital Doctor Peset, Valencia, Spain
- c Fundacion para la Investigación INCLIVA, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
- d Department of Medicine, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
- e Department of Physiology, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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Banerjee M, Vats P. Reactive metabolites and antioxidant gene polymorphisms in type 2 diabetes mellitus. INDIAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS 2014; 20:10-9. [PMID: 24959009 PMCID: PMC4065473 DOI: 10.4103/0971-6866.132747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), by definition is a heterogeneous, multifactorial, polygenic syndrome which results from insulin receptor (IR) dysfunction. It is an outcome of oxidative stress caused by interactions of reactive metabolites (RMs) with lipids, proteins and other molecules of the human body. Production of RMs mainly superoxides (•O2−) has been found in a variety of predominating cellular enzyme systems including nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase, xanthine oxidase, cyclooxygenase, endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) and myeloperoxidase. The four main RM related molecular mechanisms are: increased polyol pathway flux; increased advanced glycation end-product formation; activation of protein kinase C isoforms and increased hexosamine pathway flux which have been implicated in glucose-mediated vascular damage. Superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione peroxidase, glutathione-S-transferase and NOS are antioxidant enzymes involved in scavenging RMs in normal individuals. Functional polymorphisms of these antioxidant enzymes have been reported to be involved in the pathogenesis of T2DM. The low levels of antioxidant enzymes or their non-functionality results in excessive RMs which initiates stress related pathways thereby leading to IR and T2DM. An attempt has been made to review the role of RMs and antioxidant enzymes in oxidative stress resulting in T2DM.
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- Monisha Banerjee
- Department of Zoology, Molecular and Human Genetics Laboratory, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Zoology, Molecular and Human Genetics Laboratory, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Wang JH, Du JY, Wu YY, Chen MC, Huang CH, Shen HJ, Lee CF, Lin TH, Lee YJ. Suppression of prolactin signaling by pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate is alleviated by N-acetylcysteine in mammary epithelial cells. Eur J Pharmacol 2014; 738:301-9. [PMID: 24952131 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2014.05.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2014] [Revised: 05/08/2014] [Accepted: 05/28/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Prolactin is the key hormone to stimulate milk synthesis in mammary epithelial cells. It signals through the Jak2-Stat5 pathway to induce the expression of β-casein, a milk protein which is often used as a marker for mammary differentiation. Here we examined the effect of pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC) on prolactin signaling. Our results show that PDTC downregulates prolactin receptor levels, and inhibits prolactin-induced Stat5 tyrosine phosphorylation and β-casein expression. This is not due to its inhibitory action on NF-κB since application of another NF-κB inhibitor, BAY 11-7082, and overexpression of I-κBα super-repressor do not lead to the same results. Instead, the pro-oxidant activity of PDTC is involved as inclusion of the antioxidant N-acetylcysteine restores prolactin signaling. PDTC triggers great extents of activation of ERK and JNK in mammary epithelial cells. These do not cause suppression of prolactin signaling but confer serine phosphorylation of insulin receptor substrate-1, thereby perturbing insulin signal propagation. As insulin facilitates optimal β-casein expression, blocking insulin signaling by PDTC might pose additional impediment to β-casein expression. Our results thus imply that lactation will be compromised when the cellular redox balance is dysregulated, such as during mastitis.
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- Jen-Hsing Wang
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Antai Tian-Sheng Memorial Hospital, Pingtung 928, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 402, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Technology, China Medical University and Hospital, Taichung 404, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 402, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 402, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 402, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 402, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 402, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 402, Taiwan, Republic of China; Department of Medical Research, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung 402, Taiwan, Republic of China.
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Qin ZY, Zhang M, Dai YM, Wang YM, Zhu GZ, Zhao YP, Ji CB, Qiu J, Cao XG, Guo XR. Metformin prevents LYRM1-induced insulin resistance in 3T3-L1 adipocytes via a mitochondrial-dependent mechanism. Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 2014; 239:1567-74. [PMID: 24903160 DOI: 10.1177/1535370214537746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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We previously proposed that LYR motif containing 1 (LYRM1)-induced mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) production contributes to obesity-related insulin resistance. Metformin inhibits ROS production and promotes mitochondrial biogenesis in specific tissues. We assessed the effects of metformin on insulin resistance in LYRM1-over-expressing 3T3-L1 adipocytes. Metformin enhanced basal and insulin-stimulated glucose uptake and GLUT4 translocation, reduced IRS-1 and Akt phosphorylation and ROS levels, and affected the expression of regulators of mitochondrial biogenesis in LYRM1-over-expressing adipocytes. Metformin may ameliorate LYRM1-induced insulin resistance and mitochondrial dysfunction in part via a direct antioxidant effect and in part by activating the adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK)-PGC1/NRFs pathway.
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- Zhen-Ying Qin
- The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210004, China
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- Department of Child Health, Huai'an Maternity and Child Health Hospital, Huai'an 223002, China
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- Institute of Pediatrics, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- The 82nd Hospital of the People's Liberation Army, Huai'an 223001, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210004, China
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- Institute of Pediatrics, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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Chattopadhyay D, Somaiah A, Raghunathan D, Thirumurugan K. Dichotomous effect of caffeine, curcumin, and naringenin on genomic DNA of normal and diabetic subjects. SCIENTIFICA 2014; 2014:649261. [PMID: 24800108 PMCID: PMC3985309 DOI: 10.1155/2014/649261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2014] [Accepted: 03/03/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Nutraceutical compounds show antioxidant and prooxidant properties under stress conditions like cancer, diabetes, and other diseases. The objective of this study is to find the dichotomic behavior of caffeine, curcumin, and naringenin on DNA of diabetic and normal subjects in the presence and absence of copper, hydrogen peroxide, and complex of copper-hydrogen peroxide. Hydrogen peroxide releases hydroxyl free radicals ((•)OH) on oxidation of Cu (I) to Cu (II) through Fenton-type reaction to cause DNA damage. In the results, agarose gel electrophoretic pattern speculates the prooxidant effect of caffeine and antioxidant effect of curcumin on DNA in the presence of copper and hydrogen peroxide. UV-Vis spectral analysis shows hyperchromism on addition of DNA to caffeine, hypochromism with curcumin, and subtle changes with naringenin. The chosen nutraceuticals act as inducers and quenchers of oxidative free radicals arising from diabetes.
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- Debarati Chattopadhyay
- Structural Biology Lab, Centre for Biomedical Research, School of Bio Sciences & Technology, VIT University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu 632014, India
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- Structural Biology Lab, Centre for Biomedical Research, School of Bio Sciences & Technology, VIT University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu 632014, India
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- Structural Biology Lab, Centre for Biomedical Research, School of Bio Sciences & Technology, VIT University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu 632014, India
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- Structural Biology Lab, Centre for Biomedical Research, School of Bio Sciences & Technology, VIT University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu 632014, India
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Defects in TLR3 expression and RNase L activation lead to decreased MnSOD expression and insulin resistance in muscle cells of obese people. Cell Death Dis 2014; 5:e1136. [PMID: 24651439 PMCID: PMC3973244 DOI: 10.1038/cddis.2014.104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2013] [Revised: 02/12/2014] [Accepted: 02/13/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Obesity is associated with chronic low-grade inflammation and oxidative stress that blunt insulin response in its target tissues, leading to insulin resistance (IR). IR is a characteristic feature of type 2 diabetes. Skeletal muscle is responsible for 75% of total insulin-dependent glucose uptake; consequently, skeletal muscle IR is considered to be the primary defect of systemic IR development. Interestingly, some obese people stay insulin-sensitive and metabolically healthy. With the aim of understanding this difference and identifying the mechanisms responsible for insulin sensitivity maintenance/IR development during obesity, we explored the role of the latent endoribonuclease (RNase L) in skeletal muscle cells. RNase L is a regulator of innate immunity, of double-stranded RNA sensors and of toll-like receptor (TLR) 4 signaling. It is regulated during inflammation by interferons and its activity is dependent on its binding to 2-5A, an oligoadenylate synthesized by oligoadenylate synthetases (OAS). Increased expression of RNase L or downregulation of its inhibitor (RLI) improved insulin response in mouse myogenic C2C12 cells and in primary human myotubes from normal-weight subjects treated with palmitate, a saturated free fatty acid (FFA) known to induce inflammation and oxidative stress via TLR4 activation. While RNase L and RLI levels remained unchanged, OAS level was decreased in primary myotubes from insulin-resistant obese subjects (OB-IR) compared with myotubes from insulin-sensitive obese subjects (OB-IS). TLR3 and mitochondrial manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) were also underexpressed in OB-IR myotubes. Activation of RNase L by 2-5A transfection allowed to restore insulin response, OAS, MnSOD and TLR3 expression in OB-IR myotubes. Due to low expression of OAS, OB-IR myotubes present a defect in RNase L activation and TLR3 regulation. Consequently, MnSOD level is low and insulin sensitivity is reduced. These results support that RNase L activity limits FFA/obesity-induced impairment of insulin response in muscle cells via TLR3 and MnSOD expression.
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Free Fatty Acids and Skeletal Muscle Insulin Resistance. PROGRESS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE 2014; 121:267-92. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-800101-1.00008-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Yeh TC, Liu CP, Cheng WH, Chen BR, Lu PJ, Cheng PW, Ho WY, Sun GC, Liou JC, Tseng CJ. Caffeine intake improves fructose-induced hypertension and insulin resistance by enhancing central insulin signaling. Hypertension 2013; 63:535-41. [PMID: 24366086 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.113.02272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Recent clinical studies found that fructose intake leads to insulin resistance and hypertension. Fructose consumption promotes protein fructosylation and formation of superoxide. In a previous study, we revealed that inhibition of superoxide production in the nucleus tractus solitarii (NTS) reduces blood pressure. Caffeine displays significant antioxidant ability in protecting membranes against oxidative damage and can lower the risk of insulin resistance. However, the mechanism through which caffeine improves fructose-induced insulin resistance is unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate whether caffeine consumption can abolish superoxide generation to enhance insulin signaling in the NTS, thereby reducing blood pressure in rats with fructose-induced hypertension. Treatment with caffeine for 4 weeks decreased blood pressure, serum fasting glucose, insulin, homeostatic model assessment-insulin resistance, and triglyceride levels and increased the serum direct high-density lipoprotein level in fructose-fed rats but not in control rats. Caffeine treatment resulted in the recovery of fructose-induced decrease in nitric oxide production in the NTS. Immunoblotting and immunofluorescence analyses further showed that caffeine reduced the fructose-induced phosphorylation of insulin receptor substrate 1 (IRS1(S307)) and reversed Akt(S473) and neuronal nitric oxide synthase phosphorylation. Similarly, caffeine was able to improve insulin sensitivity and decrease insulin levels in the NTS evoked by fructose. Caffeine intake also reduced the production of superoxide and expression of receptor of advanced glycation end product in the NTS. These results suggest that caffeine may enhance insulin receptor substrate 1-phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-Akt-neuronal nitric oxide synthase signaling to decrease blood pressure by abolishing superoxide production in the NTS.
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- Tung-Chen Yeh
- Department of Medical Education and Research, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, 386, Ta-Chung 1st Rd, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 813, Taiwan, Republic of China. ; or Jau-Cheng Liou, Department of Biological Sciences, National Sun Yat-sen University, 70, Lien-Hai Rd, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China. E-mail
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Eghbalzadeh K, Brixius K, Bloch W, Brinkmann C. Skeletal muscle nitric oxide (NO) synthases and NO-signaling in "diabesity"--what about the relevance of exercise training interventions? Nitric Oxide 2013; 37:28-40. [PMID: 24368322 DOI: 10.1016/j.niox.2013.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2013] [Revised: 10/30/2013] [Accepted: 12/17/2013] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Type 2 diabetes mellitus associated with obesity, or "diabesity", coincides with an altered nitric oxide (NO) metabolism in skeletal muscle. Three isoforms of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) exist in human skeletal muscle tissue. Both neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) and endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) are constitutively expressed under physiological conditions, producing low levels of NO, while the inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) is strongly up-regulated only under pathophysiological conditions, excessively increasing NO concentrations. Due to chronic inflammation, overweight/obese type 2 diabetic patients exhibit up-regulated protein contents of iNOS and concomitant elevated amounts of NO in skeletal muscle. Low muscular NO levels are important for attaining an adequate cellular redox state--thereby maintaining metabolic integrity--while high NO levels are believed to destroy cellular components and to disturb metabolic processes, e.g., through strongly augmented posttranslational protein S-nitrosylation. Physical training with submaximal intensity has been shown to attenuate inflammatory profiles and iNOS protein contents in the long term. The present review summarizes signaling pathways which induce iNOS up-regulation under pathophysiological conditions and describes molecular mechanisms by which high NO concentrations are likely to contribute to triggering skeletal muscle insulin resistance and to reducing mitochondrial capacity during the development and progression of type 2 diabetes. Based on this information, it discusses the beneficial effects of regular physical exercise on the altered NO metabolism in the skeletal muscle of overweight/obese type 2 diabetic subjects, thus unearthing new perspectives on training strategies for this particular patient group.
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- Kaveh Eghbalzadeh
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Sport Medicine, Institute of Cardiovascular Research and Sport Medicine, German Sport University Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Sport Medicine, Institute of Cardiovascular Research and Sport Medicine, German Sport University Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Sport Medicine, Institute of Cardiovascular Research and Sport Medicine, German Sport University Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Sport Medicine, Institute of Cardiovascular Research and Sport Medicine, German Sport University Cologne, Germany.
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Banerjee M, Vats P. Reactive metabolites and antioxidant gene polymorphisms in Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Redox Biol 2013; 2:170-7. [PMID: 25460725 PMCID: PMC4297945 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2013.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2013] [Revised: 11/27/2013] [Accepted: 12/04/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), by definition is a heterogeneous, multifactorial, polygenic syndrome which results from insulin receptor dysfunction. It is an outcome of oxidative stress caused by interactions of reactive metabolites (RMs) interactions with lipids, proteins and other mechanisms of human body. Production of RMs mainly superoxide (O2−) has been found in a variety of predominating cellular enzyme systems including NAD(P)H oxidase, xanthine oxidase (XO), cyclooxygenase (COX), uncoupled endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) and myeloperoxidase (MPO). The four main RM related molecular mechanisms are: increased polyol pathway flux; increased advanced glycation end-product (AGE) formation; activation of protein kinase C (PKC) isoforms and increased hexosamine pathway flux which have been implicated in glucose-mediated vascular damage. Superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), glutathione-S-transferase (GST), nitric oxide synthase (NOS) are antioxidant enzymes involved in scavenging RMs in normal individuals. Functional polymorphisms of these antioxidant enzymes have been reported to be involved in pathogenesis of T2DM individuals. The low levels of antioxidant enzymes or their non-functionality results in excessive RMs which initiate stress related pathways thereby leading to insulin resistance and T2DM. An attempt has been made to review the role of RMs and antioxidant enzymes in oxidative stress resulting in T2DM. Four main molecular mechanisms are implicated in glucose-mediated vascular damage. Impaired antioxidant defense contributes to T2DM and related complications. SNPs in antioxidant enzymes are associated with pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes. Genotyping of gene variants in populations will help identify individuals at risk.
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- Monisha Banerjee
- Molecular & Human Genetics Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow 226007, India.
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- Molecular & Human Genetics Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow 226007, India.
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Antidiabetic potential of the heme oxygenase-1 inducer curcumin analogues. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2013; 2013:918039. [PMID: 24191253 PMCID: PMC3804143 DOI: 10.1155/2013/918039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2013] [Accepted: 08/29/2013] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Although there is a therapeutic treatment to combat diabetes, the identification of agents that may deal with its more serious aspects is an important medical field for research. Diabetes, which contributes to the risk of cardiovascular disease, is associated with a low-grade chronic inflammation (inflammatory stress), oxidative stress, and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. Because the integration of these stresses is critical to the pathogenesis of diabetes, agents and cellular molecules that can modulate these stress responses are emerging as potential targets for intervention and treatment of diabetic diseases. It has been recognized that heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) plays an important role in cellular protection. Because HO-1 can reduce oxidative stress, inflammatory stress, and ER stress, in part by exerting antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antiapoptotic effects, HO-1 has been suggested to play important roles in pathogenesis of diabetes. In the present review, we will explore our current understanding of the protective mechanisms of HO-1 in diabetes and present some emerging therapeutic options for HO-1 expression in treating diabetic diseases, together with the therapeutic potential of curcumin analogues that have their ability to induce HO-1 expression.
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Henriksen EJ, Prasannarong M. The role of the renin-angiotensin system in the development of insulin resistance in skeletal muscle. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2013; 378:15-22. [PMID: 22564510 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2012.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2012] [Accepted: 04/27/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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The canonical renin-angiotensin system (RAS) involves the initial action of renin to cleave angiotensinogen to angiotensin I (ANG I), which is then converted to ANG II by the angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE). ANG II plays a critical role in numerous physiological functions, and RAS overactivity underlies many conditions of cardiovascular dysregulation. In addition, ANG II, by acting on both endothelial and myocellular AT1 receptors, can induce insulin resistance by increasing cellular oxidative stress, leading to impaired insulin signaling and insulin-stimulated glucose transport activity. This insulin resistance associated with RAS overactivity, when coupled with progressive ß-cell dysfunction, eventually leads to the development of type 2 diabetes. Interventions that target RAS overactivity, including ACE inhibitors, ANG II receptor blockers, and, most recently, renin inhibitors, are effective both in reducing hypertension and in improving whole-body and skeletal muscle insulin action, due at least in part to enhanced Akt-dependent insulin signaling and insulin-dependent glucose transport activity. ANG-(1-7), which is produced from ANG II by the action of ACE2 and acts via Mas receptors, can counterbalance the deleterious actions of the ACE/ANG II/AT1 receptor axis on the insulin-dependent glucose transport system in skeletal muscle. This beneficial effect of the ACE2/ANG-(1-7)/Mas receptor axis appears to depend on the activation of Akt. Collectively, these findings underscore the importance of RAS overactivity in the multifactorial etiology of insulin resistance in skeletal muscle, and provide support for interventions that target the RAS to ameliorate both cardiovascular dysfunctions and insulin resistance in skeletal muscle tissue.
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- Erik J Henriksen
- Muscle Metabolism Laboratory, Department of Physiology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA.
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Therapeutic roles of heme oxygenase-1 in metabolic diseases: curcumin and resveratrol analogues as possible inducers of heme oxygenase-1. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2013; 2013:639541. [PMID: 24101950 PMCID: PMC3786516 DOI: 10.1155/2013/639541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2013] [Revised: 08/04/2013] [Accepted: 08/12/2013] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Metabolic diseases, such as insulin resistance, type II diabetes, and obesity, are associated with a low-grade chronic inflammation (inflammatory stress), oxidative stress, and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. Because the integration of these stresses is critical to the pathogenesis of metabolic diseases, agents and cellular molecules that can modulate these stress responses are emerging as potential targets for intervention and treatment of metabolic diseases. It has been recognized that heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) plays an important role in cellular protection. Because HO-1 can reduce inflammatory stress, oxidative stress, and ER stress, in part by exerting antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antiapoptotic effects, HO-1 has been suggested to play important roles in pathogenesis of metabolic diseases. In the present review, we will explore our current understanding of the protective mechanisms of HO-1 in metabolic diseases and present some emerging therapeutic options for HO-1 expression in treating metabolic diseases, together with the therapeutic potential of curcumin and resveratrol analogues that have their ability to induce HO-1 expression.
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Battú CE, Rieger D, Loureiro S, Furtado GV, Bock H, Saraiva-Pereira ML, Pessoa-Pureur R, Gonçalves CA, Perry MLS. Alterations of PI3K and Akt signaling pathways in the hippocampus and hypothalamus of Wistar rats treated with highly palatable food. Nutr Neurosci 2013; 15:10-7. [DOI: 10.1179/1476830511y.0000000030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Smith GR, Shanley DP. Computational modelling of the regulation of Insulin signalling by oxidative stress. BMC SYSTEMS BIOLOGY 2013; 7:41. [PMID: 23705851 PMCID: PMC3668293 DOI: 10.1186/1752-0509-7-41] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2012] [Accepted: 04/19/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Background Existing models of insulin signalling focus on short term dynamics, rather than the longer term dynamics necessary to understand many physiologically relevant behaviours. We have developed a model of insulin signalling in rodent adipocytes that includes both transcriptional feedback through the Forkhead box type O (FOXO) transcription factor, and interaction with oxidative stress, in addition to the core pathway. In the model Reactive Oxygen Species are both generated endogenously and can be applied externally. They regulate signalling though inhibition of phosphatases and induction of the activity of Stress Activated Protein Kinases, which themselves modulate feedbacks to insulin signalling and FOXO. Results Insulin and oxidative stress combined produce a lower degree of activation of insulin signalling than insulin alone. Fasting (nutrient withdrawal) and weak oxidative stress upregulate antioxidant defences while stronger oxidative stress leads to a short term activation of insulin signalling but if prolonged can have other effects including degradation of the insulin receptor substrate (IRS1) and FOXO. At high insulin the protective effect of moderate oxidative stress may disappear. Conclusion Our model is consistent with a wide range of experimental data, some of which is difficult to explain. Oxidative stress can have effects that are both up- and down-regulatory on insulin signalling. Our model therefore shows the complexity of the interaction between the two pathways and highlights the need for such integrated computational models to give insight into the dysregulation of insulin signalling along with more data at the individual level. A complete SBML model file can be downloaded from BIOMODELS (https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biomodels-main) with unique identifier MODEL1212210000. Other files and scripts are available as additional files with this journal article and can be downloaded from https://github.com/graham1034/Smith2012_insulin_signalling.
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- Graham R Smith
- Centre for Integrated Systems Biology of Ageing & Nutrition (CISBAN), Institute for Ageing and Health, Newcastle University, Campus for Ageing and Vitality, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 5PL, UK
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Shapiro H, Pecht T, Shaco-Levy R, Harman-Boehm I, Kirshtein B, Kuperman Y, Chen A, Blüher M, Shai I, Rudich A. Adipose tissue foam cells are present in human obesity. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2013; 98:1173-81. [PMID: 23372170 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2012-2745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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CONTEXT Adipose tissue macrophages (ATMs) are thought to engulf the remains of dead adipocytes in obesity, potentially resulting in increased intracellular neutral lipid content. Lipid-laden macrophages (foam cells [FCs]) have been described in atherosclerotic lesions and have been proposed to contribute to vascular pathophysiology, which is enhanced in obesity. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to determine whether a subclass of lipid-laden ATMs (adipose FCs) develop in obesity and to assess whether they may uniquely contribute to obesity-associated morbidity. SETTING AND PATIENTS Patients undergoing elective abdominal surgery from the Beer-Sheva (N = 94) and the Leipzig (N = 40) complementary cohorts were recruited. Paired abdominal subcutaneous (SC) and omental (Om) fat biopsy samples were collected and analyzed by histological and flow cytometry-based methods. Functional studies in mice included coculture of ATMs or FCs with adipose tissue. RESULTS ATM lipid content was increased 3-fold in Om compared with SC fat, particularly in obese persons. FCs could be identified in some patients and were most abundant in Om fat of obese persons, particularly those with intra-abdominal fat distribution. Stepwise multivariate models demonstrated depot differential associations: fasting glucose with SC FCs (β = 0.667, P < .001) and fasting insulin (β = 0.413, P = .006) and total ATM count (β = 0.310, P = .034) with Om FCs in models including age, body mass index, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein. When cocultured with adipose explants from lean mice, FCs induced attenuated insulin responsiveness compared with adipose explants cocultured with control ATMs with low lipid content. CONCLUSIONS FCs can be identified as an ATM subclass in human SC and Om adipose tissues in 2 independent cohorts, with distinct depot-related associations with clinical parameters. Once formed, they may engage in local cross-talk with adipocytes, contributing to adipose insulin resistance.
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- Hagit Shapiro
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 84103, Israel
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Regnell SE. Cannabinoid 1 receptor in fatty liver. Hepatol Res 2013; 43:131-8. [PMID: 22994399 DOI: 10.1111/j.1872-034x.2012.01085.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2012] [Revised: 07/18/2012] [Accepted: 07/27/2012] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The role of cannabinoids in fatty liver disease has been increasingly acknowledged in recent years, and it has been suggested that drugs targeting peripheral cannabinoid receptors could have therapeutic use. Development of such drugs would require a good understanding of the mechanisms of fat accumulation caused by cannabinoid receptor activation. This review describes in detail the enzymatic steps that lead from the stimulation of cannabinoid 1 receptor to steatosis. It identifies several signaling pathways that activate sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1c (SREBP-1c), the key transcription factor causing fatty liver. The downstream effects of SREBP-1c leading to increased fatty acid synthesis and decreased fatty acid oxidation are also described.
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Nov O, Shapiro H, Ovadia H, Tarnovscki T, Dvir I, Shemesh E, Kovsan J, Shelef I, Carmi Y, Voronov E, Apte RN, Lewis E, Haim Y, Konrad D, Bashan N, Rudich A. Interleukin-1β regulates fat-liver crosstalk in obesity by auto-paracrine modulation of adipose tissue inflammation and expandability. PLoS One 2013; 8:e53626. [PMID: 23341960 PMCID: PMC3547030 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2012] [Accepted: 11/30/2012] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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The inflammasome has been recently implicated in obesity-associated dys-metabolism. However, of its products, the specific role of IL-1β was clinically demonstrated to mediate only the pancreatic beta-cell demise, and in mice mainly the intra-hepatic manifestations of obesity. Yet, it remains largely unknown if IL-1β, a cytokine believed to mainly function locally, could regulate dysfunctional inter-organ crosstalk in obesity. Here we show that High-fat-fed (HFF) mice exhibited a preferential increase of IL-1β in portal compared to systemic blood. Moreover, portally-drained mesenteric fat transplantation from IL-1βKO donors resulted in lower pyruvate-glucose flux compared to mice receiving wild-type (WT) transplant. These results raised a putative endocrine function for visceral fat-derived IL-1β in regulating hepatic gluconeogenic flux. IL-1βKO mice on HFF exhibited only a minor or no increase in adipose expression of pro-inflammatory genes (including macrophage M1 markers), Mac2-positive crown-like structures and CD11b-F4/80-double-positive macrophages, all of which were markedly increased in WT-HFF mice. Further consistent with autocrine/paracrine functions of IL-1β within adipose tissue, adipose tissue macrophage lipid content was increased in WT-HFF mice, but significantly less in IL-1βKO mice. Ex-vivo, adipose explants co-cultured with primary hepatocytes from WT or IL-1-receptor (IL-1RI)-KO mice suggested only a minor direct effect of adipose-derived IL-1β on hepatocyte insulin resistance. Importantly, although IL-1βKOs gained weight similarly to WT-HFF, they had larger fat depots with similar degree of adipocyte hypertrophy. Furthermore, adipogenesis genes and markers (pparg, cepba, fabp4, glut4) that were decreased by HFF in WT, were paradoxically elevated in IL-1βKO-HFF mice. These local alterations in adipose tissue inflammation and expansion correlated with a lower liver size, less hepatic steatosis, and preserved insulin sensitivity. Collectively, we demonstrate that by promoting adipose inflammation and limiting fat tissue expandability, IL-1β supports ectopic fat accumulation in hepatocytes and adipose-tissue macrophages, contributing to impaired fat-liver crosstalk in nutritional obesity.
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- Ori Nov
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- Chemistry and Life Sciences Program, Department of Industrial Management, Sapir Academic College, Hof Ashkelon, Israel
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
- The Goldman Medical School, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- The Goldman Medical School, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
- Department of Radiology, Soroka Academic Medical Center, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology and Children Research’s Centre, University Children's Hospital and Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
- The National Institute of Biotechnology in the Negev, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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α-Lipoic acid ameliorates impaired glucose uptake in LYRM1 overexpressing 3T3-L1 adipocytes through the IRS-1/Akt signaling pathway. J Bioenerg Biomembr 2012; 44:579-86. [DOI: 10.1007/s10863-012-9460-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2012] [Accepted: 07/03/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Martins AR, Nachbar RT, Gorjao R, Vinolo MA, Festuccia WT, Lambertucci RH, Cury-Boaventura MF, Silveira LR, Curi R, Hirabara SM. Mechanisms underlying skeletal muscle insulin resistance induced by fatty acids: importance of the mitochondrial function. Lipids Health Dis 2012; 11:30. [PMID: 22360800 PMCID: PMC3312873 DOI: 10.1186/1476-511x-11-30] [Citation(s) in RCA: 190] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2012] [Accepted: 02/23/2012] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Insulin resistance condition is associated to the development of several syndromes, such as obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome. Although the factors linking insulin resistance to these syndromes are not precisely defined yet, evidence suggests that the elevated plasma free fatty acid (FFA) level plays an important role in the development of skeletal muscle insulin resistance. Accordantly, in vivo and in vitro exposure of skeletal muscle and myocytes to physiological concentrations of saturated fatty acids is associated with insulin resistance condition. Several mechanisms have been postulated to account for fatty acids-induced muscle insulin resistance, including Randle cycle, oxidative stress, inflammation and mitochondrial dysfunction. Here we reviewed experimental evidence supporting the involvement of each of these propositions in the development of skeletal muscle insulin resistance induced by saturated fatty acids and propose an integrative model placing mitochondrial dysfunction as an important and common factor to the other mechanisms.
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- Amanda R Martins
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, Avenida Professor Lineu Prestes 1524, Butantã, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Gurevitch D, Shuster-Meiseles T, Nov O, Zick Y, Rudich A, Rudich Y. TiO2 nanoparticles induce insulin resistance in liver-derived cells both directly and via macrophage activation. Nanotoxicology 2011; 6:804-12. [PMID: 22007682 DOI: 10.3109/17435390.2011.625128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Upon exposure, TiO(2) nanoparticles (NPs) have been recovered in internal organs such as the liver, and are proposed to cause cellular/organ dysfunction, particularly in the liver and lungs. We hypothesized that despite being considered "inert" as bulk material, TiO(2) NPs may impair insulin responses in liver-derived cells, either indirectly by inflammatory activation of macrophages, and/or by directly interfering with insulin signaling. Using qRT-PCR and conditioned medium (CM) approaches, we show that exposure to TiO(2) NPs activates macrophages' expression of TNF-α, IL-6, IL-8, IL-1α and IL-1β and the resulting CM induces insulin resistance in Fao cells. Furthermore, direct exposure of Fao cells to TiO(2) results in activation of the stress kinases JNK and p38MAP kinase, and in induction of insulin resistance at the signaling and metabolic levels. Collectively, our findings provide a proof-of-concept for the ability of man-made NPs to induce insulin resistance in liver-derived cells, an endocrine abnormality underlying some of the most common human diseases.
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- Diana Gurevitch
- Department of Environmental Sciences, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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Ros Pérez M, Medina-Gómez G. [Obesity, adipogenesis and insulin resistance]. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 58:360-9. [PMID: 21778123 DOI: 10.1016/j.endonu.2011.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2011] [Revised: 04/12/2011] [Accepted: 05/11/2011] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Insulin resistance precedes the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus and is also a common denominator in the so-called metabolic syndrome. Although the cause of insulin resistance has not been fully elucidated, it seems clear that lifestyle changes, including little physical exercise and constant access to food, particularly in developed and economically emergent countries, as well as genetic factors, appear to have triggered the escalating incidence of diseases related to insulin resistance, including type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome. Obesity is considered as a risk factor for developing insulin resistance. Increased adipose tissue has been related to an increased production of pro-inflammatory cytokines which, together with fatty acids, appear to be responsible for the development of insulin resistance. Thus, a greater or lesser expansibility or ability of adipose tissue to store lipids also appears to play a significant role in the development of insulin resistance because overcoming of this capacity, which is variable in each case, would result in leaking of lipids to other tissues where they could interfere with insulin signaling. This article reviews various molecular mechanisms related to the development of insulin resistance and its relationship to expansibility of adipose tissue and obesity.
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- Manuel Ros Pérez
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Fisiología y Genética Molecular, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Alcorcón, Madrid, España
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Diamond-Stanic MK, Marchionne EM, Teachey MK, Durazo DE, Kim JS, Henriksen EJ. Critical role of the transient activation of p38 MAPK in the etiology of skeletal muscle insulin resistance induced by low-level in vitro oxidant stress. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2011; 405:439-44. [PMID: 21241662 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.01.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2011] [Accepted: 01/13/2011] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Increased cellular exposure to oxidants may contribute to the development of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. Skeletal muscle is the primary site of insulin-dependent glucose disposal in the body; however, the effects of oxidative stress on insulin signaling and glucose transport activity in mammalian skeletal muscle are not well understood. We therefore studied the effects of a low-level in vitro oxidant stress (30-40 μM H2O2) on basal and insulin-stimulated (5 mU/ml) glucose transport activity and insulin signaling at 2, 4, and 6 h in isolated rat soleus muscle. H2O2 increased basal glucose transport activity at 2 and 4 h, but not at 6 h. This low-level oxidant stress significantly impaired insulin-stimulated glucose transport activity at all time points, and was associated with inhibition of insulin-stimulated phosphorylation of Akt Ser473 and GSK-3β Ser9. In the presence of insulin, H2O2 decreased total protein expression of IRS-1 at 6 h and IRS-2 at 4 and 6 h. Phosphorylation of p38 MAPK Thr180/Tyr182 was transiently increased by H2O2 in the presence and absence of insulin at 2 and 4 h, but not at 6 h. Selective inhibition of p38 MAPK with A304000 partially rescued the H2O2-induced reduction in insulin-stimulated glucose transport activity. These results indicate that direct in vitro exposure of isolated mammalian skeletal muscle to a low-level oxidant stress impairs distal insulin signaling and insulin-stimulated glucose transport activity, at least in part, due to a p38 MAPK-dependent mechanism.
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Hall JA, Ribich S, Christoffolete MA, Simovic G, Correa-Medina M, Patti ME, Bianco AC. Absence of thyroid hormone activation during development underlies a permanent defect in adaptive thermogenesis. Endocrinology 2010; 151:4573-82. [PMID: 20660060 PMCID: PMC2940501 DOI: 10.1210/en.2010-0511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2010] [Accepted: 06/10/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Type 2 deiodinase (D2), which is highly expressed in brown adipose tissue (BAT), is an enzyme that amplifies thyroid hormone signaling in individual cells. Mice with inactivation of the D2 pathway (D2KO) exhibit dramatically impaired thermogenesis in BAT, leading to hypothermia during cold exposure and a greater susceptibility to diet-induced obesity. This was interpreted as a result of defective acute activation of BAT D2. Here we report that the adult D2KO BAT has a permanent thermogenic defect that stems from impaired embryonic BAT development. D2KO embryos have normal serum T3 but due to lack of D2-generated T3 in BAT, this tissue exhibits decreased expression of genes defining BAT identity [i.e. UCP1, PGC-1alpha and Dio2 (nonfunctional)], which results in impaired differentiation and oxidative capacity. Coinciding with a reduction of these T3-responsive genes, there is oxidative stress that in a cell model of brown adipogenesis can be linked to decreased insulin signaling and decreased adipogenesis. This discovery highlights the importance of deiodinase-controlled thyroid hormone signaling in BAT development, where it has important metabolic repercussions for energy homeostasis in adulthood.
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MESH Headings
- Acclimatization/genetics
- Acclimatization/physiology
- Adipocytes/cytology
- Adipocytes/metabolism
- Adipogenesis/genetics
- Adipogenesis/physiology
- Adipose Tissue, Brown/embryology
- Adipose Tissue, Brown/growth & development
- Adipose Tissue, Brown/metabolism
- Animals
- Blotting, Western
- Cell Differentiation/genetics
- Cell Differentiation/physiology
- Cells, Cultured
- Embryo, Mammalian/embryology
- Embryo, Mammalian/metabolism
- Embryo, Mammalian/physiology
- Female
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
- Iodide Peroxidase/genetics
- Iodide Peroxidase/metabolism
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Oxygen Consumption/genetics
- Oxygen Consumption/physiology
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Temperature
- Thermogenesis/genetics
- Thermogenesis/physiology
- Thyroid Hormones/blood
- Thyroid Hormones/metabolism
- Time Factors
- Iodothyronine Deiodinase Type II
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- Jessica A Hall
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences Program, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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Nov O, Kohl A, Lewis EC, Bashan N, Dvir I, Ben-Shlomo S, Fishman S, Wueest S, Konrad D, Rudich A. Interleukin-1beta may mediate insulin resistance in liver-derived cells in response to adipocyte inflammation. Endocrinology 2010; 151:4247-56. [PMID: 20660063 DOI: 10.1210/en.2010-0340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Central obesity is frequently associated with adipose tissue inflammation and hepatic insulin resistance. To identify potential individual mediators in this process, we used in vitro systems and assessed if insulin resistance in liver cells could be induced by secreted products from adipocytes preexposed to an inflammatory stimulus. Conditioned medium from 3T3-L1 adipocytes pretreated without (CM) or with TNFalpha (CM-TNFalpha) was used to treat Fao hepatoma cells. ELISAs were used to assess the concentration of several inflammatory mediators in CM-TNFalpha. CM-TNFalpha-treated Fao cells exhibited about 45% diminution in insulin-stimulated phosphorylation of insulin receptor, insulin receptor substrate proteins, protein kinase B, and glycogen synthase kinase-3 as compared with CM-treated cells, without changes in the total abundance of these protein. Insulin increased glycogenesis by 2-fold in CM-treated Fao cells but not in cells exposed to CM-TNFalpha. Expression of IL-1beta mRNA was elevated 3-fold in TNFalpha-treated adipocytes, and CM-TNFalpha had 10-fold higher concentrations of IL-1beta but not TNFalpha or IL-1alpha. IL-1beta directly induced insulin resistance in Fao, HepG2, and in primary rat hepatocytes. Moreover, when TNFalpha-induced secretion/production of IL-1beta from adipocytes was inhibited by the IL-1 converting enzyme (ICE-1) inhibitor II (Ac-YVAD-CMK), insulin resistance was prevented. Furthermore, liver-derived cells treated with IL-1 receptor antagonist were protected against insulin resistance induced by CM-TNFalpha. Finally, IL-1beta secretion from human omental fat explants correlated with body mass index (R(2) = 0.639, P < 0.01), and the resulting CM induced insulin resistance in HepG2 cells, inhibitable by IL-1 receptor antagonist. Our results suggest that adipocyte-derived IL-1beta may constitute a mediator in the perturbed cross talk between adipocytes and liver cells in response to adipose tissue inflammation.
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- Ori Nov
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 84103, Israel
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Berdichevsky A, Guarente L, Bose A. Acute oxidative stress can reverse insulin resistance by inactivation of cytoplasmic JNK. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:21581-9. [PMID: 20430894 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.093633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Chronic oxidative stress results in decreased responsiveness to insulin, eventually leading to diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Activation of the JNK signaling pathway can mediate many of the effects of stress on insulin resistance through inhibitory phosphorylation of insulin receptor substrate 1. By contrast, exercise, which acutely increases oxidative stress in the muscle, improves insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance in patients with Type 2 diabetes. To elucidate the mechanism underlying the contrasting effects of acute versus chronic oxidative stress on insulin sensitivity, we used a cellular model of insulin-resistant muscle to induce either chronic or acute oxidative stress and investigate their effects on insulin and JNK signaling. Chronic oxidative stress resulted in increased levels of phosphorylated (activated) JNK in the cytoplasm, whereas acute oxidative stress led to redistribution of JNK-specific phosphatase MKP7 from the nucleus into the cytoplasm, reduction in cytoplasmic phospho-JNK, and a concurrent accumulation of phospho-JNK in the nucleus. Acute oxidative stress restored normal insulin sensitivity and glucose uptake in insulin-resistant muscle cells, and this effect was dependent on MKP7. We propose that the contrasting effects of acute and chronic stress on insulin sensitivity are driven by changes in subcellular distribution of MKP7 and activated JNK.
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- Alina Berdichevsky
- Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research, Cardiovascular and Metabolism Disease Area, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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Archuleta TL, Lemieux AM, Saengsirisuwan V, Teachey MK, Lindborg KA, Kim JS, Henriksen EJ. Oxidant stress-induced loss of IRS-1 and IRS-2 proteins in rat skeletal muscle: role of p38 MAPK. Free Radic Biol Med 2009; 47:1486-93. [PMID: 19703555 PMCID: PMC2767452 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2009.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2009] [Revised: 08/10/2009] [Accepted: 08/19/2009] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Oxidative stress is characterized as an imbalance between the cellular production of oxidants and the cellular antioxidant defenses and contributes to the development of numerous cardiovascular and metabolic disorders, including hypertension and insulin resistance. The effects of prolonged oxidant stress in vitro on the insulin-dependent glucose transport system in mammalian skeletal muscle are not well understood. This study examined the in vitro effects of low-level oxidant stress (60-90 microM, H(2)O(2)) for 4 h on insulin-stimulated (5 mU/ml) glucose transport activity (2-deoxyglucose uptake) and on protein expression of critical insulin signaling factors (insulin receptor (IR), IR substrates IRS-1 and IRS-2, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, Akt, and glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK-3)) in isolated soleus muscle of lean Zucker rats. This oxidant stress exposure caused significant (50%, p<0.05) decreases in insulin-stimulated glucose transport activity that were associated with selective loss of IRS-1 (59%) and IRS-2 (33%) proteins, increased (64%) relative IRS-1 Ser(307) phosphorylation, and decreased phosphorylation of Akt Ser(473) (50%) and GSK-3beta Ser(9) (43%). Moreover, enhanced (37%) phosphorylation of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38 MAPK) was observed. Selective inhibition of p38 MAPK (10 microM A304000) prevented a significant portion (29%) of the oxidant stress-induced loss of IRS-1 (but not IRS-2) protein and allowed partial recovery of the impaired insulin-stimulated glucose transport activity. These results indicate that in vitro oxidative stress in mammalian skeletal muscle leads to substantial insulin resistance of distal insulin signaling and glucose transport activity, associated with a selective loss of IRS-1 protein, in part due to a p38 MAPK-dependent mechanism.
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- Tara L. Archuleta
- Muscle Metabolism Laboratory, Department of Physiology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ 85721-0093
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- Muscle Metabolism Laboratory, Department of Physiology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ 85721-0093
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- Muscle Metabolism Laboratory, Department of Physiology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ 85721-0093
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Rama VI Road, 10400 Bangkok, Thailand
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- Muscle Metabolism Laboratory, Department of Physiology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ 85721-0093
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- Muscle Metabolism Laboratory, Department of Physiology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ 85721-0093
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- Muscle Metabolism Laboratory, Department of Physiology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ 85721-0093
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- Muscle Metabolism Laboratory, Department of Physiology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ 85721-0093
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Vichaiwong K, Henriksen EJ, Toskulkao C, Prasannarong M, Bupha-Intr T, Saengsirisuwan V. Attenuation of oxidant-induced muscle insulin resistance and p38 MAPK by exercise training. Free Radic Biol Med 2009; 47:593-9. [PMID: 19500665 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2009.05.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2008] [Revised: 03/11/2009] [Accepted: 05/27/2009] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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We have recently shown that direct exposure to an oxidant stress induces resistance to insulin in glucose transport activity in intact rat skeletal muscle. In this study, we evaluated the effectiveness of prior exercise training in attenuating oxidative stress-induced insulin resistance. Male Sprague-Dawley rats either remained sedentary or underwent a treadmill-running regimen for 6 weeks. Isolated soleus muscles were incubated in the absence or presence of hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) (50-70 microM) with or without insulin for 2 h. In the sedentary animals, H(2)O(2) significantly inhibited insulin action on glucose transport activity and phosphorylation of Akt (Ser(473)), by 28 and 24%, respectively, and substantially activated the phosphorylation levels of p38 MAPK (Thr(180)/Tyr(182)) by 43% and SAPK/JNK (Thr(183)/Tyr(185)) by 111%. Interestingly, the inhibitory effects of H(2)O(2) on insulin-stimulated glucose transport and Akt (Ser(473)) phosphorylation were attenuated by 43 and 75% in exercise-trained muscles. Additionally, the phosphorylation level of p38 MAPK (Thr(180)/Tyr(182)) triggered by oxidative stress was reduced by 59% in the exercise-trained muscle. We have demonstrated for the first time in mammalian skeletal muscle that endurance exercise training can partially protect against glucose transport resistance to insulin induced by oxidative stress, and this benefit of exercise training is at least in part mediated through the insulin signaling pathway and stress-activated signaling elements.
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- Kanokwan Vichaiwong
- Exercise Physiology Laboratory, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Rama VI Road, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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Bełtowski J, Wójcicka G, Jamroz-Wiśniewska A, Marciniak A. Resistance to acute NO-mimetic and EDHF-mimetic effects of leptin in the metabolic syndrome. Life Sci 2009; 85:557-67. [PMID: 19686764 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2009.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2009] [Revised: 06/17/2009] [Accepted: 08/06/2009] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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AIMS We examined mechanisms leading to the impairment of nitric oxide (NO) and endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor (EDHF)-dependent vasorelaxation in response to acutely administered leptin in rats with the metabolic syndrome. MAIN METHODS Effects of leptin on blood pressure and NO and cGMP in the aortic wall were studied in four groups of rats: (1) lean control, (2) obese, fed "cafeteria diet" for 3months (hyperleptinemia and hyperinsulinemia), (3) hyperleptinemia induced by administration of exogenous leptin for 8days, and (4) fructose-fed, receiving 20% fructose in the drinking water for 8weeks (hyperinsulinemia with slightly elevated leptin). KEY FINDINGS Stimulatory effect of leptin on NO and cGMP production in the aortic wall was impaired in obese and hyperleptinemic groups but not in the fructose group. In contrast, EDHF-mimetic effect of leptin was impaired in obese and fructose-fed but not in the hyperleptinemic group. Leptin increased tyrosine phosphorylation of insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1) in the aortic wall, and this effect was impaired in obese and fructose-fed animals. The EDHF-mimetic effect of leptin was abolished by phosphoinositide 3-kinase inhibitor, wortmannin, whereas its effect on NO was not. In addition, IRS-1 phosphorylation at Ser(307) and Ser(612) was enhanced in obese and fructose-fed but not in hyperleptinemic rats. SIGNIFICANCE These results indicate that: (1) long-term hyperleptinemia induces resistance to acute vascular NO-mimetic effect of leptin in obesity/metabolic syndrome, (2) leptin stimulates EDHF in IRS-1 and PI3K-dependent manner, and this effect is impaired in obesity due to excessive serine phosphorylation of IRS-1.
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- Jerzy Bełtowski
- Department of Pathophysiology, Medical University, Lublin, Poland.
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Bashan N, Kovsan J, Kachko I, Ovadia H, Rudich A. Positive and negative regulation of insulin signaling by reactive oxygen and nitrogen species. Physiol Rev 2009; 89:27-71. [PMID: 19126754 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00014.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 351] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Regulated production of reactive oxygen species (ROS)/reactive nitrogen species (RNS) adequately balanced by antioxidant systems is a prerequisite for the participation of these active substances in physiological processes, including insulin action. Yet, increasing evidence implicates ROS and RNS as negative regulators of insulin signaling, rendering them putative mediators in the development of insulin resistance, a common endocrine abnormality that accompanies obesity and is a risk factor of type 2 diabetes. This review deals with this dual, seemingly contradictory, function of ROS and RNS in regulating insulin action: the major processes for ROS and RNS generation and detoxification are presented, and a critical review of the evidence that they participate in the positive and negative regulation of insulin action is provided. The cellular and molecular mechanisms by which ROS and RNS are thought to participate in normal insulin action and in the induction of insulin resistance are then described. Finally, we explore the potential usefulness and the challenges in modulating the oxidant-antioxidant balance as a potentially promising, but currently disappointing, means of improving insulin action in insulin resistance-associated conditions, leading causes of human morbidity and mortality of our era.
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- Nava Bashan
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
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Scazzocchio B, Varì R, D'Archivio M, Santangelo C, Filesi C, Giovannini C, Masella R. Oxidized LDL impair adipocyte response to insulin by activating serine/threonine kinases. J Lipid Res 2009; 50:832-45. [PMID: 19136667 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m800402-jlr200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Oxidized LDL (oxLDL) increase in patients affected by type-2 diabetes, obesity, and metabolic syndrome. Likewise, insulin resistance, an impaired responsiveness of target tissues to insulin, is associated with those pathological conditions. To investigate a possible causal relationship between oxLDL and the onset of insulin resistance, we evaluated the response to insulin of 3T3-L1 adipocytes treated with oxLDL. We observed that oxLDL inhibited glucose uptake (-40%) through reduced glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4) recruitment to the plasma membrane (-70%), without affecting GLUT4 gene expression. These findings were associated to the impairment of insulin signaling. Specifically, in oxLDL-treated cells insulin receptor (IR) substrate-1 (IRS-1) was highly degraded likely because of the enhanced Ser(307)phosphorylation. This process was largely mediated by the activation of the inhibitor of kappaB-kinase beta (IKKbeta) and the c-Jun NH(2)-terminal kinase (JNK). Moreover, the activation of IKKbeta positively regulated the nuclear content of nuclear factor kappaB (NF-kappaB), by inactivating the inhibitor of NF-kappaB (IkappaBalpha). The activated NF-kappaB further impaired per se GLUT4 functionality. Specific inhibitors of IKKbeta, JNK, and NF-kappaB restored insulin sensitivity in adipocytes treated with oxLDL. These data provide the first evidence that oxLDL, by activating serine/threonine kinases, impaired adipocyte response to insulin affecting pathways involved in the recruitment of GLUT4 to plasma membranes (PM). This suggests that oxLDL might participate in the development of insulin resistance.
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- Beatrice Scazzocchio
- Department of Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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Morris JK, Zhang H, Gupte AA, Bomhoff GL, Stanford JA, Geiger PC. Measures of striatal insulin resistance in a 6-hydroxydopamine model of Parkinson's disease. Brain Res 2008; 1240:185-95. [PMID: 18805403 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2008.08.089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2008] [Revised: 08/26/2008] [Accepted: 08/28/2008] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Clinical evidence has shown a correlation between Parkinson's disease (PD) and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), as abnormal glucose tolerance has been reported in >50% of PD patients. The development of insulin resistance and the degeneration of nigrostriatal dopamine (DA) neurons are both mediated by oxidative mechanisms, and oxidative stress is likely a mechanistic link between these pathologies. Although glucose uptake in neuronal tissues is primarily non-insulin dependent, proteins involved in insulin signaling, such as insulin receptor substrate 2 (IRS2) and glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4), are present in the basal ganglia. The purpose of this study was to determine whether nigrostriatal DA depletion affects measures of insulin resistance in the striatum. Six weeks after 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) infusion into the medial forebrain bundle, rats were classified as having either partial (20-65%) or severe (90-99%) striatal DA depletion. Increased IRS2 serine phosphorylation, a marker of insulin resistance, was observed in the DA-depleted striatum. Additionally, severe depletion resulted in decreased total IRS2, indicating possible degradation of the protein. Decreased phosphorylation of AKT and expression of the kinase glycogen synthase kinase-3 alpha (GSK3-alpha) was also measured in the striatum of severely DA-depleted animals. Finally, expression of heat shock protein 25 (Hsp25), which is protective against oxidative damage and can decrease stress kinase activity, was decreased in the striatum of lesioned rats. Together, these results support the hypothesis that nigrostriatal DA depletion impairs insulin signaling in the basal ganglia.
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- J K Morris
- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
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Vidali M, Tripodi MF, Ivaldi A, Zampino R, Occhino G, Restivo L, Sutti S, Marrone A, Ruggiero G, Albano E, Adinolfi LE. Interplay between oxidative stress and hepatic steatosis in the progression of chronic hepatitis C. J Hepatol 2008; 48:399-406. [PMID: 18164507 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2007.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2007] [Revised: 09/13/2007] [Accepted: 10/19/2007] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS The contribution of oxidative stress to the pathogenesis of chronic hepatitis C (CHC) is still poorly elucidated. This study investigated the relationship between oxidative stress, insulin resistance, steatosis and fibrosis in CHC. METHODS IgG against malondialdehyde-albumin adducts and HOMA-IR were measured as markers of oxidative stress and insulin resistance, respectively, in 107 consecutive CHC patients. RESULTS Oxidative stress was present in 61% of the patients, irrespective of age, gender, viral load, BMI, aminotransferase level, histology activity index (HAI) and HCV genotype. Insulin resistance and steatosis were evident in 80% and 70% of the patients, respectively. In the patients infected by HCV genotype non-3, but not in those with genotype 3 infection HOMA-IR (p<0.03), steatosis (p=0.02) and fibrosis (p<0.05) were higher in the subjects with oxidative stress than in those without. Multiple regression analysis revealed that, HOMA-IR (p<0.01), fibrosis (p<0.01) and oxidative stress (p<0.05) were independently associated with steatosis, whereas steatosis was independently associated with oxidative stress (p<0.03) and HOMA-IR (p<0.02). Steatosis (p<0.02) and HAI (p=0.007) were also independent predictors of fibrosis. CONCLUSIONS In patients infected by HCV genotype non-3, oxidative stress and insulin resistance contribute to steatosis, which in turn exacerbates both insulin resistance and oxidative stress and accelerates the progression of fibrosis.
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- Matteo Vidali
- Department of Medical Sciences, University Amedeo Avogadro of East Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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Guo H, Ling W, Wang Q, Liu C, Hu Y, Xia M. Cyanidin 3-glucoside protects 3T3-L1 adipocytes against H2O2- or TNF-α-induced insulin resistance by inhibiting c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase activation. Biochem Pharmacol 2008; 75:1393-401. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2007.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2007] [Revised: 11/28/2007] [Accepted: 11/28/2007] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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